India, Jan. 30 -- With Assam heading towards Assembly elections scheduled for March-April, the ongoing Special Revision (SR) of electoral rolls has led to rising political tensions across Assam. The process has drawn allegations of targeted disenfranchisement of Bengali-origin Muslims, often referred to as 'Miyas,' with opposition parties accusing the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of attempting to manipulate voter lists ahead of the polls. The state government, however has rejected these charges saying that the exercise is necessary to address alleged demographic changes linked to illegal migration.

The controversy intensified this week after Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia wrote a four-page letter to the Chief Justice of Ind...